Blog posts of '2010' 'March'

Today we want to wish a Blessed Commemoration Day to the people of Madagascar! This day memorializes those who died in the rebellion of 1947 against French colonization. The uprising was suppressed after over a year of bitter fighting, with 8,000 to 90,000 people killed.

The Madagascar people wer...

[caption id="attachment_3360" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Be Featured in Our Summer 2010 Catalog!"][/caption] Want to be in Africa Imports' next catalog? Get your face featured in the 2010 Summer Catalog by giving us your story! How? Simply tell us why you love African products! Your ...

[caption id="attachment_3357" align="alignnone" width="227" caption="Hawaiian Noni Juice"][/caption] We're so excited about this new juice we've been enjoying and hope you can reap benefits from as well! Grown in the lush, tropical jungles of Hawaii, Noni juice has been used for centuries for its f...

Brighten up your spring palette with this delicious West African lime cake! What You Need: 2 1/2 tbsp. butter 2 eggs Juice of 1 lime 1 1/2 c. flour 2 1/4 tsp. baking powder Some chopped peanuts (optional) How To Make the Cake: Cream the sugar and butter, then add the well beaten eggs and t...

On this day in 1960 the police killed 69 people at Sharpeville. It was the period of the Apartheid and the common people had raised their voices in opposition to the pass laws. Many people were shot in the back. The carnage made world headlines. Four days later the government banned black politica...

Is your hair dry and brittle? Do you have dandruff or itchy scalp? Baobab oil can be a soothing solution to all of these problems. It's inherent moisturizing qualities, plus vitamins A, E and F help to regenerate and heal broken hair, while soothing and healing itchy, irritated scalp. Here's wha...

[caption id="attachment_3344" align="alignnone" width="200" caption="Marian Wright Edelman"][/caption] "The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to." - Marian Wright Edelman Marian Wright Edelman (born June 6, 1939) is an American activist...

This simple fruit salad is spiced up with cinnamon. Served with whipped cream it is a perfect way to say hello to spring! Ingredients: 1/4 melon, cubed 2 apples, cubed 2 bananas, sliced 5 oranges, peeled, seeded and chopped 3/4 cup orange juice 1/4 cup lemon juice 2 tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 ...